Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-27
CHARLESTON MATTERS.
Great Business AetIvity-The Masons aud
the Circuit Court.

Great buSlnosa ACtiNtty-Ah NhasOus ouu
the Circuit Court.
Special Cor espoadence Of ne Sandal REGISTER. =
CHARLESTON, W. VA, November 3d.
The past week has been one of activity
with the people of this place. The whole
sale merchants have been very busy re-
ceiving and sending out goods and the re-
tsilers have been equally as busy getting
in and placing their respective stocks for
the holiday trade. The hotels and board
ing houses have INDUCED in a flow of
wealth into their pockets which has never
been known by them before, and all this
good luck for the hostleries was caused by
the meeting Of the Grand Lodge of Masons
and the many people brought here as wit
neSses aud principals before the several
Courts now in session. In the Federal
Court, Judge Jackson, the grand jury has
been in session since the 18th inst, and
has examined over 200 witnesses. There
are yet about one hundred and fifty wit
nesses to be examined.
In order to compel the people Of this
town-or the bibulously inclined class to
keep sober one day in the week, that Is
something, the wise men of the city couH-
Gil have passed an ordinance making it elu-
ally as guilty for the purchaser of \ drink
of intoXicant, on Sunday, as the seller,
and tbs ordinance has done some good.
Senator Kenna is at Nicholas Court
House, engaged in trying q murder case.
Stenographer ALI Rheinstrom is with him,
taking the evidence for the States Attor-
ney. Capt, Jas. A. Holley, Clerk of Courts
of Lincoln county, who is spoken Of for
State Treasurer, since it is likely that Col
Bill Thompson will he q candidate for Cir
cult Judge, OF that district, is in the city.
Should the Colonel not stand as a candi-
date for Judge, then Capt. Holley will not
be in the field, for nomination, by the
Democratic State Convention.
Hon. j. NJ. Hamilton, a well-known and
popular Democratic politician of Calhoun,
and q member OF the last Legislature, was
in the city last week in attendance upon
the session of the Grand Lodge OF Masons.
Senator Morris n, Jr., OF BraXton coun-
", arrived in the city Monday on business.
He is an extensive lumber dealer and has
large quantities of logs ready for a u -
soon as there is enough water in Elk river
to float timber.
Senator Robert s. Carr, who resides in
this city, has gone extensively into the
tOwbnat business. He run several very
fine steamers aud a large number of barges.
Col. Gene D,na, eyerybOdy's friend and
4 good fellow generally. is making prepare
tions 20 ship several trains of coal, via the
X. u o, railway, to Cincinnati. Kauawha
coal is selling in Cincinnati at twenty
seven cents, and the Colonel informed the
REGISTER representative that he has coal
enough mined to brjGg him in $50, 600 at
the present prices, provided he can run 1t
into Cincinnati.
An article recently written and pub
lished by Judge James II. Ferguson, the
Prohibition advocate, setting forth his rea-
sons for and belief that il would be unwise
to organize a third party, a3 is desired by
one element Of the Probibitionist party,
has caused much comment, aud the fol-
loweoS OF Mr.. CarskadOn, the third party
advocate, are doing much talking over thu
matter.
hear that the race for the seat of Judge
Ira j. McGinniss, Of Cabeli county. is
warming mp and getting exceedingly in
teresting in that Judicial circuit.
The prospects nov are that this city
will have quite u boom, 10 building, next
season. The Charleston National Bank
and Capt. J. S. Burdett have purchased Z
valuable lot on Capitol street, next TO the
Custom House lot and will put mp n ine
four. story business bl}ck eacly in next
year. There will be TWO large rooms on
the ground floor, enc to he o..
cupied by the bank and the other
by 4 prominent dry goods dealer.
The building will he the largest ami
best in the city, with all the modern aP-
p~liances and iireprOOI. This will fill up
the last vacant lot on Capitol street from
the river out n Qlarrier street. This
portion Of the town mas been principally
built up since lSSO-that is, from Virginia
street out. A large number Of small resi-.
dences will be constructed, - it IL almost
impossible TO rent q half way decent
house. Houses that do not co I over 5000
rent for 500, and even more, per year.
Many of these high priced houses are far
from the business portion Of the city. A
fortune could he made il building a few
comfortable residences, for rent, in this
place. Everything is high priced, and it
is not the barterer'S fault that he does not
get rich in 3 very few years. Rents are
much higher and living far more expen-
siye than in the city Of Wheeling.